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However, through knowledge we can understand what the actual situation is, who God is, and what our relationship

This knowledge by which we can gain release from suffering is possible in the human form of life, not To give us knowledge, to give us proper direction, there are scriptures written in various languages

Kṛṣṇa specifically states that this process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is su-sukham, very pleasant and easy to practice. Indeed, the devotional …

Seeing, tasting, smelling, touching, and hearing are all instruments for experience and knowledge.

It is not that we should simply take things from Kṛṣṇa and offer Him nothing. Everyone is taking something from …

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ

yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad arpaṇam

“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water, I will accept it. …

In addition to giving and receiving, in the execution of devotional service one has to submit to Kṛṣṇa whatever distress …

aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya paran-tapa aprāpya māṁ nivartante mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani

“Those who are not faithful on the path of devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of foes. Therefore they …

By definition, religion is that which connects us with God. If it is not capable of connecting us with God, …

It is not possible to manufacture a religion. A true religion must come from an authorized source, and that source …

The Bhagavad-gītā is also religion. Great authorities like Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, Viṣṇu Svāmī, Lord Caitanya, Śaṅkarācārya, and so many others have …

When Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja was asked, “What is the most wonderful thing in the world?” he replied, “The most wonderful thing …

It may be noted at this point that the ninth chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā is especially meant for those who …

mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ

“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not …

The world we see is also Kṛṣṇa’s energy, His māyā. Here, mayā means “by Me,” as if one says, “This …

It is not very difficult to see God everywhere in the creation, for He is everywhere present. Just as in …